Zurich ▸ Cologne
Cologne ▸ Zurich ⇄2.7 a dayfastest 9h20☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇩🇪 Germany
Direct buses · no change
ZurichTübingenStuttgartKarlsruheHeidelbergMannheimCologne· 413 km as the crow flies
- 03:40 → 13:00FlixBus N177Zurich Bus Station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Tübingen, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg…9h207 stops
- 06:50 → 16:20FlixBus 007Zurich Bus Station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Basel, Lörrach, Rust, Heidelberg…9h308 stopsRuns: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 21:05 → 06:45+1FlixBus N11 ☾ OvernightZurich Bus Station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Basel, Freiburg, Strasbourg, Saarbrücken…9h406 stopsRuns: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:05 → 05:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Zurich to Cologne?
Yes. 2.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Zurich to Cologne?
The fastest takes 9h20; the slowest 9h40, for 413 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 03:40 and the latest at 21:05, local time in Zurich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Zurich to Cologne?
Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 21:05 arriving 06:45 the next morning.